Wild Hare said:
Because we have true German engineering and we are CULT not a Club!
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. . . Now pass the Kool Aid . . . .
I looked long and hard at the mini before buying my 6th Vw. In its favor, the Mini has great, classic exterior styling and handles great. However, it is not a good car for taller drivers, and it definitely lacks in the HP dept., even with a turbo. Plus there was the whole "buy the Mini cuz it's cool" thing that seems to go with the car.
Among Mini drivers that I run across on the street, about half are what I would call auto enthusiasts, and will gladly talk about ANY performance car on the road. The other half aren't into cars at all (so it seems) and seemingly only bought the Mini because it was cool, and it gave them status, looks on the street, whatever. But that might just go with the terrritory, as I live in Marin, where almost everyone is a status wh*re, and there are a TON of Minis. Those people give me the cold shoulder when I attempt to talk about anything other than Their Mini, and how cool they are for buying it . . . as if buying some thing makes you cool . . . .